Carotid artery stenosis is a well-established risk factor of ischemic stroke, contributing to up
to 10%-20% of strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Many clinical trials over the last 20 …

Background: Over the last decades, several individual studies on sex differences in carotid
atherosclerosis have been performed covering a wide range of plaque characteristics and …

The management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease, including carotid endarterectomy
(CEA), carotid stenting and medical management is performed by several specialists …

Identification of carotid artery atherosclerosis is conventionally based on measurements of
luminal stenosis and surface irregularities using in vivo imaging techniques including …

Management of carotid bifurcation stenosis in stroke prevention has been the subject of
extensive investigations, including multiple randomized controlled trials. The proper …

The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for elective percutaneous
coronary intervention [PCI] in patients with stable coronary disease” in 2000. In 2006 …

Objectives: This study sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine
precise estimates of the predictive value of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) as …

Objectives: Our goal was to assess the prevalence of complicated American Heart
Association (AHA) lesion type VI plaques in the carotid arteries of patients with cryptogenic …

Objective There is a recognized need to improve selection of patients with carotid artery
stenosis for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We assessed the value of magnetic resonance …

Objective: Little is known about the composition of middle cerebral artery (MCA) plaques
and how they relate to clinical status. Using high‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging …